Improvement in demijohns



GEORGE W.FOSTER & CHAR LES w. FOSTER.;

lmprovementin Demohns} No.125J87.

Patented April 2,1872

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UNITED STATEs RTTENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. FOSTER AND CHARLES W. FOSTER, OF CHARLESTOWN, MASS.

` IMPROVEMENT IN DEMIJOHNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,187, dated April 2, 1872.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Demijohns, invented by GEORGE W. FOSTER and CHARLES W. FOSTER, both of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts.

Our invention relates to a boxed bottle or demijohn, with openings in convenient places, so that it may be easily handled; with a similar opening at the bottom of the box to show the` state and quantity of the liquid in the bottle; and with suit-able packing surrounding the body of the bottle to prevent breakage.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a View in perspective of our boxed bottle or demijohn. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate eorrespending parts.

a is the body of the bottle. I) is the neck. c is the ring or nose. d. d are the sides ofthe box. d1 is the bottom. d2 is the top. e e are openings in the top d2 of the box. ff are similar openings in the sides Vcl d. g is an opening in the bottom d1. h is the packing. The bottle a b c is made of all shapes-round, dat, square, oval, Snc-as is also the nose e, which may be made with or without lip or pour-out. The bottle is used for wines, liquors, molasses, oils, inks, and for all kinds of liquids, and is perfectly safe when boxed in this manner. If necessary, boxes "may be made to extend over and around the neck so as to protect it from breakage; butin the majority of cases the neck will be allowed to protrude in order to show whether the bottle is full or not. The openings e e f f are so placed for convenience in handling, and are made of a sufficient size to admit the hand. The opening g may be used as a hand le when tipping the bottle, or may be used by holding the bottle to the light, to see if it is clean, or to see the quantity and state of the liquid inside.

The packing which eftectually protects the bottle from injury may be composed or' hay, straw, excelsior, sawdust, shavings, or any other available and practicable material.

These demijohns aremade of wood and glass, (the box of wood, and the bottle of glass,) and are. intended to hold from one quart to five gallons, and are intended to take the place of basket-covered demijohns or bottles now in general use. Our demijohns are in every way superior to the old kind, being handsomer, more secure, and more easilyT packed and transported.

Our demijohn is not intended to take theV place of or yconiiot with carboys, boxed, and used for large quantities of vitriol, acids, &c. Itis made differently and for a di'erent purpose. y'

We can vary the shape of our demijohn somewhat, making it round or square, of boards or staves, thus forming a box, keg, or case.

`Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement and construction of thel boxed bottle or demijohn, when provided with the openings e e f f g, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

GEORGE W. FOSTER.

CHARLES W. FOSTER.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMs, VICTOR C. JUsT. 

